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Sen. Susan Collins: Gorsuch & Kavanaugh Told Me Otherwise Regarding Roe

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said in a statement today the report that the Supreme Court is prepping to overturn Roe v. Wade concerns her because such a decision would be "completely inconsistent" with her interviews with Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh prior to their confirmation.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said in a statement today the report that the Supreme Court is prepping to overturn Roe v. Wade concerns her because such a decision would be “completely inconsistent” with her interviews with Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh prior to their confirmation.

From Yahoo News:

“If this leaked draft opinion is the final decision and this reporting is accurate, it would be completely inconsistent with what Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh said in their hearings and in our meetings in my office,” Collins said in a statement. “Obviously, we won’t know each justice’s decision and reasoning until the Supreme Court officially announces its opinion in this case.”

Collins and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, pro-choice GOP moderates, were among the key votes during the Senate confirmation hearings for Gorsuch and Kavanaugh.

In explaining her votes to confirm them, Collins said that both judges had assured her at the time that they believed Roe v. Wade was “settled law.”

Murkowski told reporters she found the leak “shocking” but if turns out to be true, such a ruling would undermine the confidence she has in the court.

Murkowski eventually voted against Kavanaugh’s confirmation, but both voted in favor of Gorsuch.